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Saguenay vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Saguenay is 43.5% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 51.0% more in Saguenay
Groceries: pay 74.7% more in Saguenay
Transportation: pay 77.8% more in Saguenay
Housing: pay 77.9% more in Saguenay
Childcare: pay 33.5% less in Saguenay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.1% more in Saguenay
Clothing: pay 12.3% less in Saguenay

The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Saguenay are more expensive than in Moscow. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Saguenay. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Saguenay.

Saguenay vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saguenay instead of Moscow, you would:

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pay 51.0% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Saguenay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB945.90	$12.92 CA$17.54	+8.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB472.95	$10.76 CA$14.61	+80.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB109.58	$1.52 CA$2.07	+10.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB48.48	$1.26 CA$1.71	+105.3%
Average			+51.0%

Moscow vs. Saguenay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 74.7% more for groceries

	Moscow	Saguenay
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB67.07	$2.84 CA$3.86	+236.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB496.98	$5.78 CA$7.84	-7.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB366.21	$8.28 CA$11.25	+79.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB133.36	$2.51 CA$3.41	+49.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB195.23	$3.87 CA$5.25	+57.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB64.14	$1.83 CA$2.49	+126.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB68.97	$0.57 CA$0.78	-34.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB71.48	$1.79 CA$2.43	+98.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB129.97	$1.80 CA$2.44	+9.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB33.83	$0.84 CA$1.14	+96.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB26.84	$0.72 CA$0.97	+111.5%
Average			+74.7%

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pay 77.8% more for transportation

	Moscow	Saguenay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB224.98	$4.25 CA$5.77	+49.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,903.92	$54.90 CA$74.53	+49.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB3M	$24,382.26 CA$33,105.02	-34.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB454.03	$19.80 CA$26.88	+245.6%
Average			+77.8%

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pay 77.9% more for housing

	Moscow	Saguenay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB619.53	$43.95 CA$59.68	+462.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB99,319.75	$605.17 CA$821.67	-51.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB56,216.70	$287.04 CA$389.72	-59.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,766.12	$66.85 CA$90.77	-39.6%
Average			+77.9%

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pay 33.5% less for childcare

	Moscow	Saguenay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,024.63	$592.01 CA$803.80	-9.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1M	$6,099.51 CA$8,281.61	-57.3%
Average			-33.5%

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pay 69.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Saguenay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB331.07	$5.02 CA$6.82	+20.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB250.20	$3.74 CA$5.07	+18.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB236.48	$11.70 CA$15.88	+292.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,533.44	$32.29 CA$43.84	-27.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB520.25	$9.33 CA$12.67	+42.1%
Average			+69.1%

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pay 12.3% less for clothing

	Moscow	Saguenay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,028.40	$58.72 CA$79.73	-22.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,783.61	$57.41 CA$77.94	+20.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,745.03	$93.29 CA$126.66	-24.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,428.11	$121.39 CA$164.82	-22.6%
Average			-12.3%

Moscow vs. Saguenay - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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